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Tracing Changes Through A Thousand Years

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first map was made in ____ by ___ geographer ___. (year, region, name)

(a)  

2.

Why sailors take the map 2 for their voyages, rather than map 1?

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3.

The contexts.....

a)

in which info. is produced changes with time.

b)

in which info. is placed in archives

c)

in which info. about past was produced

d)

in which info. is same as in the past

4.

For what the Minhaj-I-Siraj used the term "Hindustan"?

(a)  

5.

Ziyauddin Barani was a chronicler of which century?

a)

15th

b)

14th

c)

18th

d)

17th

6.

Which of the following are sources of History?

a)

Monuments

b)

Coins

c)

Artefacts and painting

d)

All of the above

7.

What is meant by archaeology?

a)

The study of painting

b)

The study of buildings

c)

The study of politics

d)

The study of remains

8.

Through the period of 700 to 1750 which of the following became cheaper?

a)

Paper

b)

Grains

c)

potatoes

d)

Clothes

9.

Who is a 'Cartographer'

a)

A research scientist

b)

Someone who makes maps

c)

A chef

d)

A person who excavates

10.

What was the most common problem when scribes were involved in writing history.

a)

Misinterpret the text

b)

Destroy records/material

c)

Wrote incorrect information

d)

introduced small changes

– a word here, a sentence there.

11.

One group of people who became important in this period were the _______________, a name derived from “Rajaputra”, the son of a ruler.

a)

Brahmins

b)

Kshatriya

c)

Rajputs

d)

Warriors

12.

In which century Babur used Hindustan to describe geography of subcontinent?

a)

14th century

b)

15th century

c)

16th century

d)

13th century

13.

Which of the following is not the meaning of foreigner’ in the past?

a)

Stranger

b)

Pardesi

c)

Ajnabi

d)

Indigenous

14.

Which type of people collected Manuscripts?

a)

Poor people

b)

Wealthy people

c)

Local people

d)

None of these

15.

In the image given below,the model shows .

a)

Bullock cart

b)

Ox cart

c)

Potters wheel

d)

Persian wheel

16.

(a)   are places where documents and manuscripts are kept.

17.

'Rajput' word means

a)

son of a brave leader

b)

son of a ruler

c)

son of a poor person

18.

Other groups of people such as the ___, ___, ___, and ___ also used the opportunities of the age to become politicallyy important

a)

Marathas, Jats, Rajputs, Kayasthas

b)

Marathas, Jats, Ahoms, Kayasthas

c)

Ahoms, Jats, Tughlaqs, Kayasthas

d)

Marathas, Jats, Rajputs, Ahoms, Kayasthas

19.

What was the 'Jati Panchayat'?


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20.

Who explained that he was the ruler of a vast empire that stretched from Bengal in the east, Ghazani in the west and included all of the south India.

a)

Tughlaqs

b)

Rajputra

c)

Ghiyasuddin Balban

d)

Ziyauddin Barani

21.

When did the Mughals declined?

a)

14th century

b)

13th century

c)

16th century

d)

17th century

e)

18th century

22.

Who were Patrons?

a)

new rulers who wanted to become brahmins

b)

Similar to peasants

c)

new rulers searching for prestige

23.

Who were peasants?

a)

A peasant is a pre-industrial agricultural laborer or a farmer with limited land-ownership

b)

A peasant is the one who reads and listens the text to the kings

c)

A peasant is the one who feed the warriors